I GOT MY GAME BOY MICRO
July 1st, 2009
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I GOT MY GAME BOY MICRO! ALONG WITH AN EZ-FLASH CART AND THE AC ADAPTOR FOR THE MICRO! IT’S THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY VERSION! WOOT!
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History Of Video Games (Nintendo) Pt.1
July 1st, 2009
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There are some people who probably think that the first video game was Pong by Atari. Well it wasn’t, the very first “video Game” was a game called “Tennis for Two.”
Developed in 1958 and was nothing compared to what we call a video game nowadays. The controls to play were similar to Pong. “Tennis for Two” was played on a Cathode-Ray Tube. Which is technically a big TV, with an electron gun an a fluorescent Screen. Anyways… then, in 1972 “Pong” was released By Atari.
( NES and Famicom)
In 1980, “Mr. Game and Watch”, was featured on its own platform.
Then in 1981, “Donkey Kong Arcade”, a platform and the first Mario game where we all should know, Donkey Kong steals Pauline and Jumpman, or Mario, has to jump over barrels and climb up ladders to collapse The Crazy Ape off his Platform and Save the Damsel in Distress.
Then the following year, “Donkey Kong Jr. Arcade comes out. Similar to its predecessor, Donkey Kong Jr. has to save Donkey Kong from Mario, except instead of barrels, Mario is throwing alligators, NICE.
Then in 1983 the DK games came out for Atari 8-bit/Apple II/Commodore 64/MS-DOS in North America. soon following Mario Brothers, a follow-up of the DK series where Mario and his Brother Luigi, have to investigate the sewers of New York after creatures started appearing. The objective is to exterminate all the enemies.
Through 1987, more Mario related games were produced. Then, in 1987 “Punch-out!!” featuring Little Mac, trying to get in the professional boxing Circuit. Fighting the heavy-weight boxing Champion: Mike Tyson.
In 1989 The “Game Boy”
was invented and “Alley way” was introduced. Similar to “Breakout”, you had to get rid of all the blocks, by bouncing the ball off your paddle
Along with this, Super Mario Bros. 2 (NES), Super Mario Land (Game Boy), Tetris for Famicom and NES, and then for Game Boy, where Mario and Luigi make an appearance in two player mode.
( NES and Famicom)
Soon to follow, in 1990, Dr. Mario, a more Mario based version or Tetris, was released. Dr. Mario was a game where you have to vaccinate all the virus’s by stacking dual colored pills.
Then the Doc hits the NES, soon following Super Mario Bros 3 for the NES.
Then in 1991 Yoshi for the Famicom is released then later for the Gameboy.
TO BE CONTINUED….
(NINTENDO)
Here is my Opinion… I think Teens like us, 13-15 (and older) are Lucky to have just made the NES and Gameboy Generation (3rd, 4th) which were my favorite Generations… and Very Innovative, thus starting a good era to follow… For Collectors like Terry and I, as it is we are going to have to struggle to in order to follow our Hobby to collect Retro Video games. Just Think About How the next generation of kids, our kids, won’t Have any Recollection or Frame of Reference on these great things, that is unless we Preserve them. I Consider our selves lucky…